![]() ![]() Wucherer, who won for Wisconsin and will play for Minnesota and Allick, who won in Nebraska and will play for her home state ‘Huskers led their teams to state semifinals. Stucky, a Florida recruit, was a do-it-all player for Laramie High School, which repeated its Wyoming 4A state title. Kahahawai, who will play for Texas helped Kamehameha of Honolulu win a Hawaii Division I state championship last fall. ![]() Rubin was part of the Sunshine 18-LA team that won 18 Open at 18s Junior Nationals in April. The Sailors were undefeated and also won the mythical national title. Rubin, who will attend Stanford, helped Marymount High School capture the California Open Division state title. Notably, the five joined Chicoine in winning Gatorade Player of the Year honors in their respective states. Nebraskan Bekka Allick is a middle blocker and Alexis Stucky, who hails from Wyoming, is a setter/hitter.Īll played extensively in helping the USA win. Elia Rubin, Devin Kahahawai and Mckenna Wucherer all are outside hitters, like Chicoine. The other five National Team players all graduated high school this spring.The win is notable because half of the 12-player roster consisted of players eligible to play club volleyball in 2022.Ĭhloe Chicoine, a Class of 2023 outside hitter from Indiana, started and was named “Best Spiker.” We’ve talked all club season about Chicoine, who played for Circle City 17 Purple, doing “Chloe things.” The Purdue recruit apparently can do those same things internationally!Ĭhicoine, who is from Lafayette, will be one hour to her south in Indianapolis starting July 1 trying to help her club team win a national championship in 17 Open at Junior Nationals.Ĭhicoine was Indiana’s Gatorade Player of the Year after leading McCutcheon High School to the Indiana 4A state title this past fall.The title is only the second all-time for the USA, matching its victory in 2017. The Americans finished the competition, which started June 7, with a 5-0 record. On Sunday, the USA Women’s U21 National Team claimed the title at the Pan American Cup by downing Argentina, 3-1, in a match played in Brazil. American women are doing a lot of it recently. Look for Dots every Tuesday through Junior Nationals this summer. Or make a contribution through Venmo is “Dots,” ’s weekly look at 10 things in club volleyball, past or present, that interest me and hopefully will interest you. Keep free volleyball journalism free by becoming a Sustaining Member: Editor’s note: If you appreciate John Tawa’s coverage, PLEASE JOIN THE TEAM! ![]()
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